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− | '''Delta Vega''' was the [[star|primary]] of the Delta Vega [[star system|system]]. This system had at least one planet, [[Delta Vega]]. [[Delta Vega sector]] was named after this star. The system was located a few [[light day]]s from the [[galactic barrier]]. This system was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Its location in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted on a [[Federation]] [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}; {{TNG|Aquiel}}, ''display graphic'') |
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+ | | surface = Delta-Vega Station, remastered.jpg |
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+ | | scaption = Lithium cracking station located on Delta Vega |
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+ | | type = [[Planet]] |
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+ | | location = Near the [[Galactic barrier]]<br/>[[Delta Vega sector]]<br/>[[Alpha Quadrant]] |
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+ | | affiliation = {{Federation}} |
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+ | | status = Habitable |
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+ | | datestatus = 2265 |
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+ | }} |
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+ | {{disambiguation|the unrelated planet in the [[Vulcan system]]|Delta Vega (Vulcan system)}} |
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+ | {{aquote|There's not a soul on this planet but us?"<br/>"Nobody but us chickens, doctor.|Elizabeth Dehner''' and '''James T. Kirk|2265|Where No Man Has Gone Before}} |
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+ | '''Delta Vega''' was an [[uninhabited planets|uninhabited]] [[planet]], a desolate world, slightly smaller than [[Earth]]. The planet was rich in [[crystal]]s and [[mineral]]s. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) |
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+ | == Location == |
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− | ''In an [[alternate timeline|alternate]] [[2366]], Delta Vega was marked on a [[tactical situation monitor]] showing the fleet deployments in the [[Federation-Klingon War (alternate timeline)|Federation-Klingon War]].'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}} ''display graphic'') |
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+ | Delta Vega was located in the [[Delta Vega sector]] of the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This planet was located a few [[light day]]s away from the [[galactic barrier]] at [[impulse speed]] for a {{Class|Constitution}} [[heavy cruiser]]. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}; {{TNG|Aquiel}}, ''[[okudagram]]'') |
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+ | In [[2293]], the [[location]] of Delta Vega in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in the [[star chart]] "The Explored Galaxy", which was on display in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'') |
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− | {{bginfo|"The Explored Galaxy" was a map of charted space in the Alpha Quadrant. Delta Vega was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both locations were identified in {{DS9|The Search, Part II|Call to Arms}} as being located in this quadrant. This star chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were: {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}} and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', Delta Vega was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral class|A-class star]] with a magnitude of +5, which was the same brightness as [[Sol]]. (pg. 10)}} |
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+ | ''In [[2366]], in an [[alternate timeline]], during the {{dis|Federation-Klingon War|alternate timeline}}, Delta Vega's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor on the [[bridge]] and in the [[ready room]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}}, ''[[okudagram]]'') |
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+ | == History == |
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+ | [[File:Delta Vega landscape.png|thumb|The bleak landscape of Delta Vega]] |
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+ | Prior to [[stardate]] [[2265|1312]], the [[Galactic Mining Company]], working with the [[Federation]], established the [[Delta-Vega Station]] on this planet. An automated [[lithium cracking station]] was established in a [[valley]]. This station was, at most, visited by [[ore ship]]s every twenty [[year]]s. Another valley was, from the station's perspective, to the left of some [[mountain]]s with pointed peaks, beyond which flatlands were situated. In the same general direction was a small clearing, amid a [[rock]]-strewn area. Delta Vega's terrain was generally very rocky and the planet's [[weather]] was known to include [[wind]]s, such as a [[dust]]y breeze during one [[day]]. |
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+ | After the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} suffered [[warp drive]] damage when crossing the galactic barrier in 2265, Delta Vega was visited by the crippled [[starship]] so that [[helmsman]] [[Lee Kelso]] and [[engineering]] [[crewman|crewmen]] could make repairs to the vessel. By the time of their arrival, the danger posed by the [[mutation]] of [[Gary Mitchell]], via the barrier, into a continually strengthening [[psionic]] being was undeniable, and [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] planned to maroon his old [[friend]] on the planet. Mitchell objected, escaped, and fled into the [[hill]]s of Delta Vega, taking [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Elizabeth Dehner]] with him. |
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+ | Although Dehner thereafter opined that surviving on the planet would take "almost a miracle," the landscape was then miraculously seeded with vegetation, a result of Mitchell using some of his powers. For example, the small clearing became a [[garden]] ripe with [[plant]]s (plentiful in [[flower]]s) around a little [[pool]] of [[water]] and a spring, due to Mitchell's intervention. Moments later, he also made a [[Kaferian apple]] [[tree]] appear in the same area. |
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+ | The presence of both Kirk, who had meanwhile been tracking the [[pair]], and Mitchell caused considerable disturbance in the area and a battle between them culminated in a load of [[rock]]s burying Mitchell alive in a [[grave]] he had conjured up for Kirk. After Dehner died as a result of having fought against Mitchell herself, she was presumably laid to rest on Delta Vega and – in an entry of the [[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2265|captain's log of the ''Enterprise'']], made while the [[ship]] left the planet – both she and Mitchell were noted for having given their lives in the line of [[duty]]. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) |
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+ | == Appendices == |
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+ | === Background information === |
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+ | ==== Behind the scenes ==== |
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+ | In the script of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s second pilot episode), this planet was commonly written with a hyphen between the words "Delta" and "Vega" (i.e. being notated as "Delta-Vega"), which corresponds with the sign at the cracking station indicating "Delta-Vega Station". The episode's first view of the planet's surface, showing its lithium cracking station, was described thus; "''At the building, a suggestion of alien planet strangeness in the coloration of the [[soil]], the weird vegetation in the planting beds next to the [...] building. Beyond that, the eerie surface of Delta-Vega.''" The script also specified that a "distant stretch of planet Delta-Vega" outside the station's main window was to be created on stage. The script characterized the aforementioned rock-strewn area, which Elizabeth Dehner and Gary Mitchell walk through prior to the latter creating the garden site, as "a weird, pitched and jumbled naked rock terrain, stretching off into the distance" and stated that it had "odd-shaped rock formations." The garden area was referred to as "a pool of water surrounded by thick, thick, fruit-bearing vegetation." |
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+ | The interiors of the Delta Vega cracking station were built on [[Desilu Culver Stage 17]], while [[Desilu Culver Stage 16|Stage 16]] housed the surface exteriors. Scenes on Delta Vega were filmed between Friday {{d|23|July|1965}} and Wednesday [[28 July]] 1965, with extra pick-up shots filmed on Thursday {{d|29|July|1965}}. (''[[These Are the Voyages: TOS Season One]]'') |
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+ | The set that was used to depict the surface of Delta Vega had previously been used for planet [[Talos IV]] in ''Star Trek''{{'}}s first pilot, {{e|The Cage}}, including the same backdrop and even some of the same rocks. (''[[Starfleet Access]]'' for "Where No Man Has Gone Before", [[TOS Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features; "Where No Man Has Gone Before" [[text commentary]], [[TOS Season 1 DVD]] special features) So that the pond could be set into the ground, the garden area was constructed on a slight platform. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before" [[text commentary]], [[TOS Season 1 DVD]] special features) |
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+ | As used for Delta Vega, the set was prepared for filming by 28 July 1965, the last day on which principal photography for "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was shot and a day on which the climactic battle scene between Kirk and Mitchell was filmed. However, there was a problem with the planet set; each take caused loose sand from the set to scatter across the camera dolly tracks, causing even more delays than there already had been. (''[[Inside Star Trek: The Real Story]]'', p. 85) Director [[James Goldstone]] offered, "''The set was made largely of styrofoam. When the actors moved around the styrofoam it chipped and flaked, and it would get all over the dolly tracks. The sound man would say, 'You can't use that take,' because you could hear, 'Crunch, crunch, crunch.{{'}}''" (''[[The Star Trek Interview Book]]'', pp. 110-111) The stage was cleaned up by [[Robert H. Justman]] and [[Herbert F. Solow]] after each take and, at one point, [[Desilu]] [[president]] and owner [[Lucille Ball]] also helped with the sweeping of the sand. (''[[Inside Star Trek: The Real Story]]'', p. 85) |
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+ | The dossier for the official {{film|11}} [[Star Trek films|movie]] website stated that, before the destruction of [[Romulus]] in [[2387|the late 24th century]], [[Nero]] and his [[mining]] operation discovered [[lithium]] deposits on a "Delta Vega". Since it was unlikely they would have been allowed to mine in the [[Vulcan system]], it was possible that Nero was mining ''this'' Delta Vega, as it may have been abandoned by the Federation by that time. |
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+ | For the pre-remastered version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Delta Vega was the first use of the brown/red model of planet. This model was used later for [[M-113]] in ({{e|The Man Trap}}), [[Tantalus V]] ({{e|Dagger of the Mind}}), [[Planet Q]] ({{e|The Conscience of the King}}), [[Benecia]] ({{e|The Conscience of the King}}), [[Gothos]] ({{e|The Squire of Gothos}}), [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Iron-silica planet|Lazarus' planet]] ({{e|The Alternative Factor}}), [[Beta III]] ({{e|The Return of the Archons}}), [[Janus VI]] ({{e|The Devil in the Dark}}), [[Organia]] ({{e|Errand of Mercy}}), [[Mudd]] ({{e|I, Mudd}}), [[Argus X]] ({{e|Obsession}}), and [[Ardana]] ({{e|The Cloud Minders}}). For the [[TOS-R|remastered]] version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before", a new planet model was created by [[CGI]] artist [[Max Gabl]]. |
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+ | ==== Reference works ==== |
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+ | According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (p. 25), Delta Vega was the only planet [[orbit]]ing a [[white dwarf]] [[star]] at the northern fringe of the [[galaxy]]. It was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|class F planet]] with primitive life only and a primordial [[atmosphere]]. |
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+ | According to the [[RPG]] sourcebook ''[[The Federation]]'', Delta Vega was the [[tenth planets|tenth planet]] in the Trimordidion [[star system|system]]. |
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+ | According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 10, 24) and ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Delta Vega was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|G-class planet]]. The primary, Delta Vega, was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral class|A-class star]]. The star and its system were located "above" the Federation. |
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+ | The {{STE|4|1|201}} classified Delta Vega as a [[class M]] planet. |
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+ | === External links === |
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+ | * {{mbeta|Delta Vega I}} |
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+ | * {{eas|inconsistencies/tos_planets1.htm|Planets in TOS and TOS Remastered|external}} |
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 13 January 2024
(covers information from several alternate timelines)
"Nobody but us chickens, doctor."
Delta Vega was an uninhabited planet, a desolate world, slightly smaller than Earth. The planet was rich in crystals and minerals. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
Location
Delta Vega was located in the Delta Vega sector of the Alpha Quadrant. This planet was located a few light days away from the galactic barrier at impulse speed for a Constitution-class heavy cruiser. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before"; TNG: "Aquiel", okudagram)
In 2293, the location of Delta Vega in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in the star chart "The Explored Galaxy", which was on display in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)
In 2366, in an alternate timeline, during the Federation-Klingon War, Delta Vega's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor on the bridge and in the ready room of the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", okudagram)
In 2367, the location of Delta Vega was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the USS Phoenix. (TNG: "The Wounded", okudagram)
History
Prior to stardate 1312, the Galactic Mining Company, working with the Federation, established the Delta-Vega Station on this planet. An automated lithium cracking station was established in a valley. This station was, at most, visited by ore ships every twenty years. Another valley was, from the station's perspective, to the left of some mountains with pointed peaks, beyond which flatlands were situated. In the same general direction was a small clearing, amid a rock-strewn area. Delta Vega's terrain was generally very rocky and the planet's weather was known to include winds, such as a dusty breeze during one day.
After the USS Enterprise suffered warp drive damage when crossing the galactic barrier in 2265, Delta Vega was visited by the crippled starship so that helmsman Lee Kelso and engineering crewmen could make repairs to the vessel. By the time of their arrival, the danger posed by the mutation of Gary Mitchell, via the barrier, into a continually strengthening psionic being was undeniable, and Captain Kirk planned to maroon his old friend on the planet. Mitchell objected, escaped, and fled into the hills of Delta Vega, taking Dr. Elizabeth Dehner with him.
Although Dehner thereafter opined that surviving on the planet would take "almost a miracle," the landscape was then miraculously seeded with vegetation, a result of Mitchell using some of his powers. For example, the small clearing became a garden ripe with plants (plentiful in flowers) around a little pool of water and a spring, due to Mitchell's intervention. Moments later, he also made a Kaferian apple tree appear in the same area.
The presence of both Kirk, who had meanwhile been tracking the pair, and Mitchell caused considerable disturbance in the area and a battle between them culminated in a load of rocks burying Mitchell alive in a grave he had conjured up for Kirk. After Dehner died as a result of having fought against Mitchell herself, she was presumably laid to rest on Delta Vega and – in an entry of the captain's log of the Enterprise, made while the ship left the planet – both she and Mitchell were noted for having given their lives in the line of duty. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
Appendices
Background information
Behind the scenes
In the script of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Star Trek's second pilot episode), this planet was commonly written with a hyphen between the words "Delta" and "Vega" (i.e. being notated as "Delta-Vega"), which corresponds with the sign at the cracking station indicating "Delta-Vega Station". The episode's first view of the planet's surface, showing its lithium cracking station, was described thus; "At the building, a suggestion of alien planet strangeness in the coloration of the soil, the weird vegetation in the planting beds next to the [...] building. Beyond that, the eerie surface of Delta-Vega." The script also specified that a "distant stretch of planet Delta-Vega" outside the station's main window was to be created on stage. The script characterized the aforementioned rock-strewn area, which Elizabeth Dehner and Gary Mitchell walk through prior to the latter creating the garden site, as "a weird, pitched and jumbled naked rock terrain, stretching off into the distance" and stated that it had "odd-shaped rock formations." The garden area was referred to as "a pool of water surrounded by thick, thick, fruit-bearing vegetation."
The interiors of the Delta Vega cracking station were built on Desilu Culver Stage 17, while Stage 16 housed the surface exteriors. Scenes on Delta Vega were filmed between Friday 23 July 1965 and Wednesday 28 July 1965, with extra pick-up shots filmed on Thursday 29 July 1965. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season One)
The set that was used to depict the surface of Delta Vega had previously been used for planet Talos IV in Star Trek's first pilot, "The Cage", including the same backdrop and even some of the same rocks. (Starfleet Access for "Where No Man Has Gone Before", TOS Season 1 Blu-ray special features; "Where No Man Has Gone Before" text commentary, TOS Season 1 DVD special features) So that the pond could be set into the ground, the garden area was constructed on a slight platform. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before" text commentary, TOS Season 1 DVD special features)
As used for Delta Vega, the set was prepared for filming by 28 July 1965, the last day on which principal photography for "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was shot and a day on which the climactic battle scene between Kirk and Mitchell was filmed. However, there was a problem with the planet set; each take caused loose sand from the set to scatter across the camera dolly tracks, causing even more delays than there already had been. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, p. 85) Director James Goldstone offered, "The set was made largely of styrofoam. When the actors moved around the styrofoam it chipped and flaked, and it would get all over the dolly tracks. The sound man would say, 'You can't use that take,' because you could hear, 'Crunch, crunch, crunch.'" (The Star Trek Interview Book, pp. 110-111) The stage was cleaned up by Robert H. Justman and Herbert F. Solow after each take and, at one point, Desilu president and owner Lucille Ball also helped with the sweeping of the sand. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, p. 85)
The dossier for the official Star Trek movie website stated that, before the destruction of Romulus in the late 24th century, Nero and his mining operation discovered lithium deposits on a "Delta Vega". Since it was unlikely they would have been allowed to mine in the Vulcan system, it was possible that Nero was mining this Delta Vega, as it may have been abandoned by the Federation by that time.
For the pre-remastered version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Delta Vega was the first use of the brown/red model of planet. This model was used later for M-113 in ("The Man Trap"), Tantalus V ("Dagger of the Mind"), Planet Q ("The Conscience of the King"), Benecia ("The Conscience of the King"), Gothos ("The Squire of Gothos"), Lazarus' planet ("The Alternative Factor"), Beta III ("The Return of the Archons"), Janus VI ("The Devil in the Dark"), Organia ("Errand of Mercy"), Mudd ("I, Mudd"), Argus X ("Obsession"), and Ardana ("The Cloud Minders"). For the remastered version of "Where No Man Has Gone Before", a new planet model was created by CGI artist Max Gabl.
Reference works
According to Star Trek Maps (p. 25), Delta Vega was the only planet orbiting a white dwarf star at the northern fringe of the galaxy. It was a class F planet with primitive life only and a primordial atmosphere.
According to the RPG sourcebook The Federation, Delta Vega was the tenth planet in the Trimordidion system.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 10, 24) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Delta Vega was a G-class planet. The primary, Delta Vega, was an A-class star. The star and its system were located "above" the Federation.
The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 201) classified Delta Vega as a class M planet.
External links
- Delta Vega I at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Planets in TOS and TOS Remastered at Ex Astris Scientia